Why is there no water in Hongqi Canal?

There is no water in Hongqi Canal because the weather is dry, the river channel is basically dry, and there is not enough water to draw.

1949 Linxian county was liberated, and then the county government organized and built many water conservancy projects, which alleviated the water problem to some extent. Since 1957, water conservancy projects such as Hero Canal, Qihe Canal and Nangudong Reservoir have been built successively. However, due to the limited water resources, it is still unable to solve the problem of large-scale irrigation.

1959, Linxian county suffered an unprecedented drought. Four rivers in the territory are cut off and dried up, and the canals that have been built have no water to lead and the reservoirs have no water to store. People in the mountain village have to fetch water from far away to eat. After many discussions, in order to solve the water problem, we must find a new and reliable water source and build a canal to introduce water into Linxian County. But there is no such water source in Linxian county, so the county party Committee turned its attention to Linxian county and thought of the turbid Zhanghe River, which is rich in water.

1February, 960, the people of Linxian county began to build the Hongqi Canal (formerly known as "Yanzhou Forest Diversion Project"), which was approved by the Henan and Shanxi provinces through consultation, and then approved by the Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power entrusted by the State Planning Commission.

On March 6-7, 1960, the Committee of Returning Farmland to Forests in Linxian County held a plenary meeting in Pan Yang Village. At the meeting, the project of introducing Zhang into the forest was officially named "Red Flag Canal", which means holding high the red flag to advance. After ten years of hard work, the main canal was opened on April 5 1965.

The Spirit of Building Hongqi Canal

The construction of Hongqi Canal gave birth to the great spirit of Hongqi Canal, which became a monument of national spirit and a symbol of Chinese culture. 1998 10 10 On 8 October, Comrade Yang Gui, then secretary of Linxian County Party Committee, published an article in People's Daily, summarizing the spirit of Hongqi Canal.

For the people, relying on the people is the foundation of the spirit of Hongqi Canal. Emancipating the mind and seeking truth from facts are the soul of the spirit of Hongqi Canal. Self-reliance and hard work are the concrete embodiment of the spirit of Hongqi Canal. Unity, cooperation and selfless dedication are powerful guarantees for the spirit of Hongqi Canal.